Includes the land area, internal waters, territorial sea, and airspace of the United States, including  a. United States territories; and b. Other areas over which the United States Government has complete jurisdiction and control or has exclusive authority or defense responsibility.

A national repository of antibiotics, chemical antidotes, antitoxins, life-support medications, intravenous administration fluids and sets, airway maintenance supplies, and medical/surgical items.  The SNS is designed to supplement and re-supply State and local public health agencies in the event of a national emergency anywhere and at any time withi...

Provision of prevention, outreach, screening, triage, psychological first aid, education, and referral services to individuals and groups who have had or may have had exposure to an all hazards incident.

Employees, volunteers, trainees, and other persons whose conduct, in the performance of work for a DoD covered entity or business associate is under the direct control of the DOD covered entity or business associate whether or not they are paid by the DOD covered entity or business associate.

A set of programs that manages the electronic exchange of beneficiary health information among VA, DOD, other federal agencies, and private partners.

A treatment relationship between an individual and a health care provider that involves face-to-face interaction between the individual and health care provider or that otherwise does not involve an intermediary.

Health information that does not identify an individual and there is no reasonable basis to believe that the information can be used to identify an individual is not individually identifiable health information.

To release, transfer, provide access to, or otherwise divulge PHI outside the entity holding the information.

The breach response provisions in the DoD Privacy Program issuances and related breach response guidance from the Office of Management and Budget and DHS.

One of these offices that compose the DOD according to DODD 5100.01:

• Office of the Secretary of Defense
• Military Departments
• Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff
• Combatant Commands
• Office of the DOD Inspector General
• Defense Agencies
• DOD Field Activities
• Other organizational entities with...

In the case of a health plan administered by DOD, the DOD covered entity is the DOD Component or subcomponent that functions as the administrator of the health plan. Not all health care providers affiliated with the Military Services are DOD covered entities. Examples of providers that are not DOD covered entities are providers associated with Military En...

Also called “issuance” in this manual. One of the five types of issuances published by the DOD that establishes or implements DOD policy, designates authority, assigns responsibilities, or provides procedures. Issuances apply to more than one DOD Component and include DOD directives, DOD instructions, DOD manuals, DOD Directive-type Memorandum...

Current DOD issuances and other federal law relating to electronic data security and protection of DOD information systems, as identified by DHA Privacy Office guidance. These DOD issuances include, but are not limited to, DODI 8500.01, DODI 8510.01, and DODI 8580.02.

Current DOD issuances implementing within DOD the Privacy Act and certain privacy-related authorities, as identified by DHA Privacy Office guidance.

Care, services, or supplies related to the health of an individual. Health care includes, but is not limited to, the following: Preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic, rehabilitative, maintenance, or palliative care, and counseling, service, assessment, or procedure with respect to the physical or mental condition, or functional status, of an individual or t...